General Discussions - 300ZX Related

The audio investigation continues. I traced the power supply routing (EL-11, -12) to the footwell fuses and have done a sheet showing what the manual says with a pic of the actual fuses. There are quite a few TLAs I don't know but will happily update if someone has better knowledge. There are also items which appear on several fuses - such as "Time", "A/c" etc. There is a stated difference between (C) Convertible and (S) Except convertible which I would guess is the rear lid and boot but haven't worked out the acronyms yet (C/Roof is probably the roof lid release and that means F/Lid is the Boot. Guess.) Reason for this is what's the difference between Fuse 1 "Bose A…

I know I've posted similar in the past asking about power feed (and had help from AndrewG and IanL) but this is a bit of both so started a new topic. In an attempt to nail which fuses and wiring should be working in the convertible, I checked through the EL section in the manual. The relevant section from the 1996 manual is EL-177 to EL-186. In particular I'm looking at the wiring diags on: EL-178 EL-AUDIO_01 Except Bose System EL-179 EL-AUDIO-02 Bose System EL-180 EL-AUDIO-03 EL-181 EL-AUDIO-04 It's very confusing. Look at the speaker connections. None on 01, Doors for the Bose on 02, Rears on 03 and Doors on 04. My guess is that 01 is common to 4-…

Does anyone know where I can buy the TK3 blue paint from or is it likely that I’ll have to get it made up? Cheers, Chris.

Hello everyone, Help... I am in trouble following the purchase of a brand new Brake Master Cylinder for by USA 1989 NA Z32 : the middle plug was not supplied with the BMC, and my old plug (from my OEM BMC) cannot be fitted inside as the geometry of the cone differs... Detail below : 1st photo : The 2 BMC - LEFT : my old OEM BMC + its middle plug (conical "convex" shape) - RIGHT : The new Nabco I just bought, delivered without center plug... 2nd photo : detail of the new Nabco I just bought : we can see that the hole has its conical shape inverted, making the fitting of the old OEM plug impossible. In conclusion, I need another "concave…

Hi all I’ve recently bought some 18” wheels for the zed that I’m not fitting until I purchase a set of decent coilovers (at least that’s current thinking). However, I had a set of Meister R coilovers on my last zed and being honest, I prefer the ride on oem suspension. So I wondered, does anyone have any photos of their cars with 18” wheels and standard suspension? ? Would like to see if it looks a little weird (how I think it might look) or if it’s passable ? cheers! (Random pic of my car... for no reason at all ?)

Hi, I have a 1993 TT Auto 2+2 thats been converted to manual. No problems there. What I have issue with is I've had the car for 12 years and to date never really bothered with needing the air con cooling function. Due to health reasons I now need it working. I've been told that the system needs parts replacing so that it can work with the latest stuff they use to regas them. Has anyone had experience of going through this process and knows what needs changing and some idea of the cost to get it done please? Many thanks, Rex

Just another little reminder for anyone wanting to enter Car of The Year 2019...... Please get your names down in the above thread!!

Hi folks, Another year has passed - so it's time for the final competition of 2019.... If you're a premium member and would like to put your car forward for the final vote, please register your interest in the above thread!!

Hi, I have just purchased a flywheel from Z1 (USA) Today I have recieved an invoice from FedEx Express for £65.64 Is this a normal duties & taxes invoice as I have not imported from US before. Art

I’ve been circling the 300zx for a while and after reading all the info the forum has about shoehorning big people into little cars it looks like it should be fine but I’ve just got to see what is comfortable for me. I was wondering if anyone in the Newbury, Reading, Basingstoke and even up to Wantage area would be up for a test fitting before I commit to traveling for some viewings. Mainly want to check legroom, pedal spacing and the not clipping the steering column with my toes. Would really appreciate it, Cheers

Hi All This morning on my way to my MOT test in the Vert a piece of debris from a on coming traffic flew up and shattered the drivers side door glass has any body got a O/S Door glass for a SWB Z32 from what I can glean from the internet any short wheel base door glass should fit (please correct me if I am wrong) ideal would be a Blue tint but I am pretty sure i wont be able to be fussy I would really appreciate any help Best Regards Marc

I’ve a few bits and bobs getting powder coated and when I dropped them off the owner said that the OEM look would probably be semi gloss. Does this sound right to you guys or should it be full gloss? Cheers, Chris.

Has anyone got a cheap alternative to this part? I had to brake mine removing my bumper and now need to replace it and don’t want to pay that much for such a silly little part. Cheers, Chris.

I will be dropping in new style injectors in place of old style. I am getting them with a whole oem fuel rail. Do i need the lower intake manifold aswell? I cant seem to find any information that i do. Is there anything else i need to get apart from new plugs?

Hi all, I have a manual gearbox to install. I purchased an Exedy Pro-Kit (complete clutch kit) i want a lightweight flywheel but have been informed that I need to purchase a whole new clutch kit & L/w flywheel. Has anyone bought a lightweight flywheel separate & fitted it with this clutch kit I’ve purchased?

Hi every one. is there any suggestions which oil is better to put for twin-turbo? Before i used Lucas Oil 10w-30 high zinc, (it was recommended on Z website).

I collected my Zed from Jimmer's yesterday - after dropping it off 2 weeks ago for a few bits..... Including: Full cambelt, all pulleys and tensioners, water pump, thermostat - basically the whole 120k "works" Oil and filter change Replace autobox fluid Fitting my new (non-scratched) driver's side window Sorting ABS light fault (replacing NSR sensor) AC regas MOT - for which I needed both HICAS joints and the NSF balljoint replaced On top of that, Jimmer replaced 3 crank/cam oil seals and bled the ABS pump. Oh, and it was lovely and clean when I got there.... I had a great drive home; the Zed was running so well; sli…

Hi all, i have attached the power supply routing diagram to my thread. Could anyone I.D the symbols i have highlighted in red. I have discovered i have no power to the fuses under the bonnet at the passenger side. Got no headlights, main beam and horn. Looking at the diagram i see that the power comes from the fusable link. Im checking for power there today. From the link it goes back to the battery via the symbols i don't know. Also could you spread some light on where the fuse is that I've circled in the headlamp diagram. I have checked all footwell fuses twice and they are all ok. Does all the headlight wiring come across in the main loom by the radiator …

UK Zed 30 next year so mot totally unexpected Is Luke still the best source for sill panels? Both sides ?

Hi, from exhaust coming out white smoke, (it's not because of weather). smoke star to come out few weeks s after spark plugs was changed. Could it be head gasket or problems with cooling system? any ideas?

Bought a box of 50th anniversary Fairlady chocolates which arrived today. They will be put wth my other prize Z items and never opened. ?

I started cleaning my headlights today and want to be as thorough as possible. I think I can get a much better finish if I could separate the glass from the housing. Has anyone done this and if so what did you use as a gasket when refitting the glass as I can’t find new gaskets? Chris.

So seemingly out of the blue both sides of my zed seem to be letting water in from the roof which is dripping directly onto both from seats. I discovered this over the weekend after deciding to go for a nice drive out with the Mrs, everything was going swimmingly up until I departed the car to get a Subyway lunch and noticed my arse was sodding wet. It's not a fun experience lining up for a couple of footlongs with noticeable wet stains on the back of your keks. After returning home and inspecting my girlfriends bum I can confirm it's both sides leaking. Anyway - this is what it looks like from the inside (the car that is) https://imgur.com/a/FUhSlIC …

Another great show over and done with for this year. Many thanks to the volunteer exhibitors for their time and toil, meeting and greeting, talking about the club and the cars to everyone who showed an interest. A very special thanks to Ian and his crew, who yet again made our stand the most impressive among our peers and neighbours, and the easiest stand to identify in Hall 8 ?, even if there was a tense nervous moment on setup day while waiting for the structural engineer to visit and give us the OK. The show organiser for clubs even commented on how fantastic our stand looked when she visited. For those members who managed to visit over the weekend,…

I still take the odd look online for Z related things as I like the cars and had to post about this sexy piece of kit I noticed online, no idea if it is any good but here you go: EPR Twin Billet Carbon VG30DE(TT) Intake Manifold. What do you think, is it any good apart from just the looks?